At a 2026 university commencement, the speaker at the podium tells seated faculty members in caps and gowns that discussion of their situation is over before turning to the graduates. The scene reflects ongoing budget pressures on colleges and universities after the pandemic, including professor layoffs and loss of tenure.
The cartoon shows a commencement speaker at a podium under a Class of 2026 banner. Graduates in blue gowns and caps sit in rows. One speech bubble reads the setup about the future given by elders and three words coming to mind. The second bubble states we are toast. Visible elements include microphone, stage, and bottom left signature area with cagle.com/plante.
The image shows two academics in graduation gowns and caps standing close together. One holds a cup and the other a rolled diploma. Speech bubbles read our commencement speaker and they want suppressed viewpoints. A separate figure on the right wears a black shirt labeled ignorance and stands with hand near face. The drawing includes the cagle.com signature in the corner.
The image shows a man wearing a Harvard sweater standing on the left side. He holds a string in his right hand. The string runs in a long wavy line across the frame to a graduation cap on the right. Three dollar bills lie next to the cap. The signature KUPER appears at bottom left.
The image displays a graduate in cap and gown with mouth open holding a tassel on a string. A large speech bubble contains text about moving the tassel after graduation to show college made everyone liberals. A woman with blonde hair and sunglasses and a man in gray suit stand to the right. A university style building appears on the left with green bushes and a tree on the right. The caglecartoons.com logo and artist signature are present in the top left.
A new political cartoon by Margolis & Cox shows the statue of John Harvard seated with hand to chin, pondering accusations of antisemitism on campus. Two donkey figures, one wearing a pink bow and the other a red Harvard cap, stand at the base holding books. The speech bubble reads: I WONDER WHAT PURITAN JOHN HARVARD WOULD THINK ABOUT THE ACCUSATIONS OF ANTI-SEMITISM ON CAMPUS. The April 2025 cartoon references ongoing debates at Harvard and other universities about campus protests, bias incidents, and responses to events involving Israel and Hamas.
The cartoon depicts a keffiyeh-wearing protester with a campus protests sign next to a sad graduate in a 2024 gown holding a diploma. A green COVID monster stands nearby as a police officer in riot gear watches from below the college commencements banner with money floating near a plant.
The image depicts a university graduation scene with a speaker in cap and gown at a wooden podium under a spotlight against a dark background. Rows of empty purple chairs occupy the lower half. The speech bubble reads YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. Title UNIVERSITY GRADUATION 2024 appears at top with artist signature at bottom right.
